Gary stormed back inside through the Green Room door. With desperate jerks he charged to a quiet corner to smack his own skull in a vicious beating frenzy. “Stupid! God dammit! Fuckin' bullshit!” Amanda fled out to the hallway. Chazz stepped toward Giordano. “Hey?” Gary turned. “Stay the hell away from me, Chazz. I'm not in the mood for your bullshit.” His face throbbed, beet red. Chazz paused. “Yeah. Well somebody's gotta lose for somebody else to win. That's the game, sucka.” “Get outta my face, before I fuckin' strangle you.” Chazz escaped out to the hallway where Amanda paced to and fro. “You had a killer set,” he said. “I know.” “Are you nervous or something?” “Just stop talkin' to me.” She dashed down the hallway and turned into the ladies room. Left alone, he looked left

